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Monday, September 30, 2013

Just another day in the White House neighborhood

On Friday the Sikhs for Justice held a rally in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House /Patricia Leslie

Over at the White House Friday it was another day in the neighborhood at Lafayette Park, the scene of a rally by the Sikhs for Justice who, from a distance, looked like, well, it was the color of their turbans and the time of year which drew attention.

The Sikhs for Justice in Lafayette Park Friday/Patricia Leslie

The Sikhs for Justice in Lafayette Park at the White House Friday/Patricia Leslie

Who are the Sikhs for Justice? I didn't know either. From their website:Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and All India Sikh Students
Federation (AISSF) has launched an international campaign to have United
Nations investigate the killing of Sikhs in 1984 and declare it
Genocide.The 1984 Yes It’s Genocide campaign will obtain more than 1,000,000
signatures requesting the UN to independently investigate the organized
killing of Sikhs. It is clear that India is unable to objectively
investigate itself.After almost 3 decades and 10 Commissions, India is no closer to
figuring out who organized the killing of Sikhs. One thing everyone
agrees on is that the killing on Sikhs were indeed organized and well
planned, as stated in Justice Nanavati’s Report.

Many academics, politicians and media personal have been given false
narratives to the point where only a handful of people know the reality.
The killing of Sikhs during 1984 was not spontaneous anger. The
Indian Government's Commissions has proven the same.

The signs say "PM Singh's Party Killed" and in red letters below that, "30,000+ Sikhs In Three Days". Listed at the bottom is a website, www.1984yesitsgenocide.org/Patricia Leslie

And who are the Sikhs? Wikipedia says Sikhs in India are the nation's fourth-largest religion which has existed more than 500 years beginning with the birth of the founder, Guru Nanak. They are mostly located in Punjab.

The essence of Sikh teaching is summed up by Nanakin these words: "Realization of Truth is higher than all else. Higher still is truthful living".Sikh teaching emphasizes the principle of equality of all humans and rejects discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, and gender.

Baptised male Sikhs must wear turbans (females have the option) and have the surname "Singh" which means "lion." Female surnames are often "Kaur" which means "princess."

The U.S. has the third highest number of Sikhs in the world (500,000) after India (19 million +) and the United Kingdom (760,000).